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Maaih Baengh Orn Nyei Hungh Oix Cuotv Seix
1Mv baac yangh naaiv jiex, zuqc kouv wuov deix maiv zuqc aengx yiem hmuangx gu'nyuoz. Zinh ndaangc Tin-Hungh bun Se^mbu^lun Deic caux Napv^taa^li Deic zuqc mangc piex, mv baac nqa'haav ninh oix taaih gan mingh koiv-hlen nyei jauv, se jiex wuov ngaanc ziqc Jor^ndaen Ndaaih, fingx-fingx mienh nyei Gaa^li^li Deic.⚓
2Yangh hmuangx gu'nyuoz nyei baeqc fingx,
zungv duqv buatc domh njang.
Yiem zuqc daic nyei dongh linh gu'nyuoz⚓ wuov deix,
duqv njang ziux jienv ninh mbuo.
3Meih bun wuov norm guoqv nyei mienh hiaangx camv,
aengx jaa tipv orn-lorqc bun ninh mbuo.
Ninh mbuo yiem meih nyei nza'hmien njien-youh,
hnangv mienh siou gaeng-zuangx njien-youh,
yaac hnangv mienh bun nqoi
caangv daaih nyei ga'naaiv orn-lorqc nor.
4Weic zuqc meih wuotv nauv
ninh mbuo gaaz nyei ⟨ndiangx-gaaz,⟩ yaac wuotv nauv
mborqv ninh mbuo nyei mba'dauh nyei ndiangx-ndonx,
caux zeix ninh mbuo nyei biaav-bin,
hnangv meih mborqv baaic Mi^ndien Mienh wuov hnoi.
5Mborqv jaax baeng nyei laengc-laengc heh
caux guoqv jienv nziaamv nyei deix-deix lui
zungv zuqc buov,
se dorngx zaangh buov douz.
6Weic zuqc maaih dauh gu'nguaaz weic yie mbuo cuotv seix.
Maaih dauh dorn ceix bun yie mbuo.
Ninh duqv hungh lingc gunv yie mbuo⚓
ninh yaac duqv mbuox heuc
Mbuoqc Horngh nyei Caangh Laangh Mienh,
Henv Haic nyei Tin-Hungh, Yietc Liuz Yiem nyei Die,
Baengh Orn nyei Hungh Dorn.
7Ninh nyei hungh lingc oix jaa camv,
baengh orn nyei jauv yietc liuz maiv jomc.
Ninh zungv oix zueiz Ndaawitv nyei hungh weic
gunv ninh nyei guoqv.
Ninh oix longc baengh fim caux zoux horpc nyei jauv
liepc jiez, ceix wuonv,
yiem naaiv mingh taux yietc liuz.
Nernh Jiex nyei Ziouv
oix jorm hnyouv hnangv naaiv nor zoux.⚓
I^saa^laa^en Mienh Zoux Maux, Zuqc Tin-Hungh Qiex Jiez
8Ziouv bun waac mingh gorngv Yaakopv,
yaac ndortv zuqc I^saa^laa^en.
9Zuangx baeqc fingx, se E^faa^im Mienh,
caux Saa^maa^lie Mienh ziouc hiuv aqv.
Ninh mbuo ceng ganh hlo,
bungx waac-maux gorngv,
10“Hui-zun mbaang mi'aqv,
mv baac yie mbuo oix longc
zuqc daaih nyei la'bieiv ceix jiez.
Ngongh nyorx ndiangx zuqc goix mi'aqv,
mv baac yie mbuo oix zuangx si^ndaa zongh ndiangx div.”
11Mv baac Ziouv zoux bun yiem Lesin nyei win-wangv
daaih mborqv ninh mbuo,
yaac coqv zuqc ninh mbuo nyei win-jaa.
12Se yiem dong bung nyei Silie Mienh,
caux fai bung nyei Fi^li^saa^die Mienh,
zungv morngx nqoi nzuih naqv I^saa^laa^en.
Maiv gunv hnangv naaic, ninh nyei ga'qiex corc maiv fiu.
Ninh corc sung jienv ninh nyei buoz.
13Mv baac baeqc fingx maiv nzuonx daaih lorz mborqv ninh mbuo wuov dauh,
ninh mbuo maiv lorz Nernh Jiex nyei Ziouv.
14Weic naaiv Ziouv yiem I^saa^laa^en Mienh mbu'ndongx,
yietc hnoi gu'nyuoz hngaqv m'nqorngv caux dueiv guangc,
liemh daau-normh caux luoqc diqc guaengv.
15Mienh gox caux zoux hlo nyei mienh se m'nqorngv,
njaaux jaav nyei douc waac mienh se dueiv.
16Weic zuqc dorh baeqc fingx wuov deix dorh ninh mbuo yangh dorngc jauv.
Dongh ninh mbuo dorh nyei zuangx mienh zuqc lunc.⚓
17Weic naaiv Ziouv maiv a'hneiv mienh lunx mienh,
yaac maiv korv-lienh ninh mbuo nyei guh hanh fu'jueiv caux auv-guaav,
weic zuqc dauh dauh maiv gan Tin-Hungh yaac zoux orqv sic,
mouz dauh nyei nzuih gorngv maiv benx nyei waac.⚓
Maiv gunv hnangv naaic, ninh nyei ga'qiex corc maiv fiu.
Ninh corc sung jienv ninh nyei buoz.
18Orqv sic hnangv douz nor buov,
buov qui njimv-cou njimv-muonc.
Orqv sic yaac hnangv buov lomc-ndiev nyei douz,
cuotv douz-sioux-don, cutv-cutv nyei faaux.
19Nernh Jiex nyei Ziouv qiex jiez
ziouc hnangv douz nor buov ndau.
Baeqc fingx yaac hnangv benx buov douz nyei zaangh,
maiv maaih haaix dauh liouh ninh nyei gorx-youz nyei maengc.
20Ninh mbuo yiem mbiaauc maengx caangv
mv baac ninh mbuo corc hnyouv sie.
Ninh mbuo yiem zaaix maengx nyanc,
ninh mbuo yaac maiv beuv.
Gorqv-mienh zungv nyanc gorqv-mienh nyei fu'jueiv.⚓
21Maa^natv^se oix mborqv⚓ E^faa^im, E^faa^im oix mborqv Maa^natv^se,
ninh mbuo yaac lomh nzoih mborqv Yu^ndaa.
Maiv gunv hnangv naaic, ninh nyei ga'qiex corc maiv fiu.
Ninh corc sung jienv ninh nyei buoz.
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The Darkness Turns to Light
1Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan—
2The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
a light has dawned.
3You have enlarged the nation
and increased their joy;
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest,
as warriors rejoice
when dividing the plunder.
4For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,
you have shattered
the yoke that burdens them,
the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor.
5Every warrior’s boot used in battle
and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,
will be fuel for the fire.
6For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7Of the greatness of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this.
The Lord’s Anger Against Israel
8The Lord has sent a message against Jacob;
it will fall on Israel.
9All the people will know it—
Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria—
who say with pride
and arrogance of heart,
10“The bricks have fallen down,
but we will rebuild with dressed stone;
the fig trees have been felled,
but we will replace them with cedars.”
11But the Lord has strengthened Rezin’s foes against them
and has spurred their enemies on.
12Arameans from the east and Philistines from the west
have devoured Israel with open mouth.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
13But the people have not returned to him who struck them,
nor have they sought the Lord Almighty.
14So the Lord will cut off from Israel both head and tail,
both palm branch and reed in a single day;
15the elders and dignitaries are the head,
the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
16Those who guide this people mislead them,
and those who are guided are led astray.
17Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,
nor will he pity the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly and wicked,
every mouth speaks folly.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
18Surely wickedness burns like a fire;
it consumes briers and thorns,
it sets the forest thickets ablaze,
so that it rolls upward in a column of smoke.
19By the wrath of the Lord Almighty
the land will be scorched
and the people will be fuel for the fire;
they will not spare one another.
20On the right they will devour,
but still be hungry;
on the left they will eat,
but not be satisfied.
Each will feed on the flesh of their own offspring⚓ :
21Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, and Ephraim on Manasseh;
together they will turn against Judah.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.